Name: Kikkan Randall
Sport: Cross Country Skiing
Height: 5’4”
Current Residence: Mammoth Lakes, Calif.
College: Alaska Pacific University
Olympic Experience:
- 2010 Olympic Winter Games, 6th in women's team sprint, 8th in women's sprint, 11th in women's 4x5km relay, 23rd in women's 30km
- 2006 Olympic Winter Games, 9th in women's sprint, 10th in women's team sprint, 14th in women's 4x5km relay, 53rd in women's 10km
- 2002 Olympic Winter Games, 44th in women's sprint, 66th in women's 5+5km C/F pursuit
Career Highlights:
- 19-time World Cup medalist (eight gold, six silver, five bronze)
- Six-time U.S. sprint freestyle champion
- Three-time U.S. sprint classic champion
- 2013, World Cup overall third place
- 2013, World Cup sprint champion
- 2013, World Championships team sprint gold medalist (w/ Jessie Diggins)
- 2013, World Championships 4x5km relay fourth place (w/ Sadie Bjornsen, Diggins, Liz Stephen)
- 2012, World Cup sprint champion
- 2012, World Cup fifth place overall
- 2012, U.S. 30k freestyle champion
- 2011, World Cup sprint third place
- 2011, U.S. 30k classic champion
- 2010, U.S. 30k freestyle champion
- 2010, U.S. 20k classic champion
- 2010, U.S. 10k freestyle champion
- 2009, World Championships sprint freestyle silver medalist
- 2008, U.S. 10k classic champion
- 2006, U.S. 5k freestyle champion
- 2006, U.S. 10k classic champion
Fun Facts: Began skiing to stay in shape for cross country running ... Favorite food is Canadian bacon and pineapple pizza ... Can ride a unicycle ... First U.S. woman to win World Cup sprint title ... Earned first World Cup team sprint gold medal for the United States (w/ Jessie Diggins) ... First U.S. cross country skier to win World Championships gold medal (w/ Diggins in team sprint) ... First U.S. woman to break into top-three overall in FIS Cross Country World Cup
Learn more:
U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association